GSET study plan
GSET · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Verbal Reasoning & Quantitative Reasoning
Diagnose baseline accuracy in Verbal and Quantitative with one timed 25-question set per domain and log error types
Build a personal vocabulary list of 60 high-frequency exam words with definitions and one original sentence each
Drill sentence-equivalence and text-completion items until you can justify every blank from explicit clue words
Establish a weekly error log template that records question type, trap, and correction
Your checkpoint
A baseline score sheet for both domains plus a categorized error log with at least 40 logged misses
Verbal Reasoning & Quantitative Reasoning
Master the core quantitative topics: percentages, ratios, averages, and rates, solving 30 mixed problems
Practice reading-comprehension-style inference within Verbal passages by identifying the author's claim in 10 short passages
Reduce average time per Verbal question to under 90 seconds without dropping accuracy
Review and re-solve every missed question from week 1 without notes
Your checkpoint
A timed Verbal set scored at or above baseline and a Quantitative set with 80 percent accuracy on core topics
Quantitative Reasoning & Verbal Reasoning
Cover algebra and geometry fundamentals: linear equations, inequalities, triangles, and circles across 40 problems
Apply backsolving and plugging-in strategies to 15 word problems where algebra is slow
Complete two full Verbal sections under strict timing and annotate each trap answer
Memorize the formulas you actually use by writing them from memory twice
Your checkpoint
A one-page formula sheet written from memory plus a timed Quantitative set at 75 percent or better
Quantitative Reasoning & Data Interpretation
Interpret tables, bar graphs, and line charts by extracting the exact quantity each question asks for in 20 items
Compute percent change, ratios, and weighted averages from data sets without a calculator
Complete a full mixed Quantitative section and classify every error as conceptual, careless, or timing
Build a data-interpretation checklist for units, totals, and axis scales
Your checkpoint
A mid-plan practice test score report with error classification for all missed Quantitative and Data Interpretation questions
Analytical Writing & Logical Reasoning
Write two timed Analytical Writing essays using a fixed structure: claim, evidence, counterargument, conclusion
Draft a reusable argument-analysis template that names the assumption, the flaw, and a fix in each body paragraph
Solve 20 Logical Reasoning items covering assumptions, strengthen, and weaken, and state the flaw in one sentence each
Self-score both essays against a rubric for clarity, structure, and reasoning depth
Your checkpoint
Two completed essays with rubric scores and a revised final draft of one
Reading Comprehension & Verbal Reasoning
Read 12 passages and answer main-idea, detail, and inference questions with line-level evidence cited for each answer
Practice eliminating answer choices that are true but not supported by the passage
Write one-paragraph summaries of 8 passages to test comprehension speed
Review remaining weak Verbal question types and re-drill 25 of them
Your checkpoint
A passage log of 12 readings with evidence citations and a summary accuracy rate of 80 percent or better
Quantitative Reasoning & Analytical Writing & Logical Reasoning
Take one full-length timed practice test and record section-by-section timing
Revise the Analytical Writing template based on feedback from week 5 and write one more timed essay
Re-drill the 20 hardest Logical Reasoning items and articulate the reasoning chain aloud
Target the two lowest-scoring Quantitative subtopics with 20 focused problems each
Your checkpoint
A full practice test score report plus a revised essay template and an updated error log
Verbal Reasoning & Quantitative Reasoning & Reading Comprehension
Take two full-length timed practice tests under exam conditions and compare scores for stability
Review only the error log, re-solving every flagged question until correct without hints
Rehearse pacing rules for each section and finalize a per-section time budget
Reduce last-week study to light review to protect rest and focus
Your checkpoint
A final score projection with a one-page exam-day pacing plan and a fully cleared error log
Milestones
Week 2: Baseline scores improved in both Verbal and Quantitative, and the error log shows recurring traps identified by name
Week 4: A full practice test completed, Quantitative accuracy at 75 percent or better, and every miss classified by cause
Week 6: Two scored Analytical Writing essays on file and Reading Comprehension accuracy at 80 percent or better
Week 8: Two full-length tests within 10 percent of each other in total score, with a written exam-day pacing plan